Carbohydrates are the most abundant and one of the most important biomacromolecules in
Nature. Except for energy-related compounds, carbohydrates can be roughly divided into …

One could certainly highlight a conceptual resemblance between social interactions as the
basis of societies and civilizations and the ability of molecules to interact in a noncovalent …

The use of multivalent carbohydrate compounds to block cell-surface lectin receptors is a
promising strategy to inhibit the entry of pathogens into cells and could lead to the discovery …

Carbohydrates are the most abundant natural products. Besides their role in metabolism
and as structural building blocks, they are fundamental constituents of every cell surface …

Glycans are key participants in biological processes ranging from reproduction to cellular
communication to infection. Revealing glycan roles and the underlying molecular …

Ebolavirus (EBOV) is an enveloped, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA virus that causes
severe hemorrhagic fever with mortality rates of up to 90% in humans and nonhuman …

From the authors' opinion, this chapter constitutes a modest extension of the seminal and
inspiring contribution of Stowell and Lee on neoglycoconjugates published in this series [CP …

Glycosylation of proteins has proven extremely important in a variety of cellular processes,
including enzyme trafficking, tissue homing and immune functions. In the past decade …

Glycan-binding proteins mediate diverse aspects of cell biology including pathogen
recognition of host cells, cell trafficking, endocytosis and modulation of cell signaling. This is …

The filoviruses, marburgvirus and ebolavirus, cause epidemics of haemorrhagic fever with
high casefatality rates. The severe illness results from a complex of pathogenetic …